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Re:Legalising marijuana: the view from Mexico by olalonde on Saturday November 10, 2012 @04:52AM (#4766372)
- Financially support the prison lobby (which is strongly opposed to drug legalization).
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Re:Legalising marijuana: the view from Mexico by njharman on Saturday November 10, 2012 @10:06AM (#4766792)
The smart cartels have certainly invested in the U.S. prison industry. Great hedge against their drug business. Not to mention phenomenal growth because of "war" on drugs.

Proly make money running the drug smuggling as loss-leader just to keep prisons full.

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